Sustainable Fitness: A Practical Guide to Health, Healing, and Wellness

Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Written as an easy-to-follow companion guide to medical treatment, Sustainable Fitness helps readers understand how to self-manage their recovery and health after visiting the doctor. Organized into six parts, Sustainable Fitness covers health and wellness, healing and recovery, weight management and nutrition, mind and body training, an exercise menu, and wraps up with a comprehensive resource section Formatted as a series of lists and handouts so you can quickly access the information you need, Sustainable Fitness is a guide that benefits patients and health professionals alike. The book is based on research and the author's twenty-five years of experience as a licensed physical therapist and fitness professional. Learn how a proper understanding of exercise, nutrition, stress, sleep, habits, and your purpose in life can give you the ability to achieve and maintain your best level of physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Written by a former FDA Special Agent! Achieve sustainable weight loss, increased energy, and disease-and-pain free living with the ultimate diet and exercise guide. A must-read for anyone who wants to be healthy, look incredible, and feel energized and empowered about their health. Stop the fad diet madness! Shed fat and keep it off for life with the last diet and exercise program you will ever need. You wonâ€™t get a strong, sexy body with gimmicky exercise equipment or pre-packed frozen foods. But according to fat-loss expert Gary Collins, MS, it is possible to get â€“ and stay â€“ disease-free, fit and lean for life. Principles of the Primal Power Method Itâ€™s important to strive for what is realistic rather than idealistic. In this spirit, the Primal Power Method follows five truth-based, real-world principles designed to keep you on track. These form the practical foundation of the Method: 1. Knowledge is power 2. Avoid extremes 3. Keep it simple 4. Something is better than nothing 5. Take action today and every day A former special investigator for the US Food and Drug Administration and US Department of Health and Human Services, Collins reveals why most of what you have been taught about how to lose weight is wrong â€“ and is likely harming your health! With the help of the Primal Power Method, this government insider turned public health advocate pulls back the curtain on what the FDA knows (that the public doesnâ€™t) that may be holding you back from having the lean, sexy body youâ€™ve always wanted. Maybe youâ€™ve lost weight in the past â€“ but then packed back on the pounds. Maybe you eat according to government recommendations â€“ but still feel exhausted and unwell. For years, Collins and his revolutionary Primal Power Method have helped clients with the same concerns to drastically change their bodies and lives. Now, you can too.

"I've known Rip for more than 20 years. In that time, he's been a great motivator for so many people. This terrific book will inspire all who read it to change their lives and optimize their health." -Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, seven-time Tour de France champion Lose weight, lower cholesterol, significantly reduce the risk of disease, and become physically fit--in just 4 weeks. Professional athlete-turned-firefighter Rip Esselstyn is used to responding to emergencies. So, when he learned that some of his fellow Engine 2 firefighters in Austin, TX, were in dire physical condition-several had dangerously high cholesterol levels (the highest was 344!)-he sprang into action and created a life-saving plan for the firehouse. By following Rip's program, everyone lost weight (some more than 20 lbs.), lowered their cholesterol (Mr. 344's dropped to 196), and improved their overall health. Now, Rip outlines his proven plan in this book. With Rip as your expert coach and motivator, you'll transform your body and lifestyle in a month. His plant-powered eating plan is based on a diet of whole foods, including whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds. This invaluable guide features: **Dozens of easy, mouthwatering recipes-from pancakes to pizza, Tex-Mex favorites to knockout chocolate desserts-that will keep you looking forward to every bite **Pantry-stocking tips will take the panic out of inevitable cravings and on-the-fly meals **Guidelines on menu choices that will allow you to eat out, wherever and whenever you want **Rip's simple, firefighter-inspired exercise program that will boost your metabolism and melt your fat away.Medically approved, easy-to-follow, and amazingly effective, this diet is designed for anyone who wants to make heroic strides in his or her health, weight, and well-being-all without heroic effort."Want to be as strong as a Texas firefighter? Or as healthy as a professional triathlete? Then follow the wonderful advice of Rip Esselstyn, who is both. His book can ...

Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant forceâ€”and darlingâ€”in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. In 1999, as a complete unknown, he took the lead of the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile traverse over the old Gold Rush trails of the California Sierra Nevada. He won that race seven years in a row, setting a course record along the way. Twice he won the Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-mile â€œjauntâ€ through Death Valley. Recently he set an American record of 165.7 miles in 24 hoursâ€”6 1/2 marathons in one day. And he was one of the elite runners who traveled to Mexico to run with the Tarahumara Indians, as profiled in the bestseller Born to Run. His accomplishments are nothing short of extraordinary, but that he has achieved all of this on a plant-based diet makes his story all the more so.In Eat and Run, Scott Jurek opens up about his life and careerâ€”as an elite athlete and a veganâ€”and inspires runners at every level. From his Midwestern childhood hunting, fishing, and cooking for his meat-and-potatoes family, to his early beginnings in running (he hated it), to his slow transition to ultrarunning and veganism, to his world-spanning, record-breaking races, Scottâ€™s story shows the power of an iron will and blows apart all the stereotypes of what athletes should eat to fuel optimal performance. Chock-full of incredible, on-the-brink stories of endurance and competition, fascinating science, and accessible practical adviceâ€”including his own favorite plant-based recipesâ€”Eat and Run will motivate everyone to â€œgo the distance,â€ whether that means getting out for that first run, expandingÂ your food horizons, or simply exploring the limits ofÂ your own potential. Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2012: While many of us sit behind a desk for eight or nine hours a day, Scott Jurek is running. A legend among hard-core runners, Jurek has fashioned a lucrative career as an ultramarathoner. He runs, and wins, gr...

The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet

Manufacturer: Rodale Books

In The Kind Diet, actress, activist, and committed conservationist Alicia Silverstone shares the insights that encouraged her to swear off meat and dairy forever, and outlines the spectacular benefits of adopting a plant-based diet, from effortless weight loss to clear skin, off-the-chart energy, and smooth digestion. She explains how meat, fish, milk, and cheeseâ€”the very foods weâ€™ve been taught to regard as the cornerstone of good nutritionâ€”are actually the culprits behind escalating rates of disease and the cause of dire, potentially permanent damage to our ecology. Yet going meat- and dairy-free doesnâ€™t mean suffering deprivation; to the contrary, The Kind Diet introduces irresistibly delicious food that satisfies on every levelâ€”it even includes amazing desserts to keep the most stubborn sweet tooth happy. Alicia also addresses the nutritional concerns faced by many who are new to a plant-based diet, and shows how to cover every nutritional base, from protein to calcium and beyond. Alicia knows that changing life-long dietary habits is a process, and that each person progresses at a different pace. For that reason, The Kind Diet encompasses 3 separate levels, from Flirting to Superhero. Flirts learn to dip a toe into the vegan pool, reducing their meat-eating and swapping out a few key foods for plant-based substitutes to see quickly how even small changes can reap big results. Vegans get to experience the life-altering effects of forgoing animal-products entirely, while still enjoying many convenience foods and meat substitutes in addition to the wonderful grains, vegetables and fruits that form the core of that diet. True enlightenment comes with the Superhero program, based on the principles of macrobiotics and built on a foundation of whole grains, vegetables, and other yummy foods that Alicia describes in detail. Whether your goal is to drop a few pounds, boost your energy and metabolism, or simply save the world, Alicia provides the encouragement, the information, and t...

The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet

Manufacturer: Rodale Books
Brand: Brand: Rodale Books

In The Kind Diet, actress, activist, and committed conservationist Alicia Silverstone shares the insights that encouraged her to swear off meat and dairy forever, and outlines the spectacular benefits of adopting a plant-based diet, from effortless weight loss to clear skin, off-the-chart energy, and smooth digestion. She explains how meat, fish, milk, and cheeseâ€•the very foods we've been taught to regard as the cornerstone of good nutritionâ€•are actually the culprits behind escalating rates of disease and the cause of dire, potentially permanent damage to our ecology. Yet going meat- and dairy-free doesn't mean suffering deprivation; to the contrary, The Kind Diet introduces irresistibly delicious food that satisfies on every levelâ€•it even includes amazing desserts to keep the most stubborn sweet tooth happy. Alicia also addresses the nutritional concerns faced by many who are new to a plant-based diet, and shows how to cover every nutritional base, from protein to calcium and beyond. Alicia knows that changing life-long dietary habits is a process, and that each person progresses at a different pace. For that reason, The Kind Diet encompasses 3 separate levels, from Flirting to Superhero. Flirts learn to dip a toe into the vegan pool, reducing their meat-eating and swapping out a few key foods for plant-based substitutes to see quickly how even small changes can reap big results. Vegans get to experience the life-altering effects of forgoing animal-products entirely, while still enjoying many convenience foods and meat substitutes in addition to the wonderful grains, vegetables and fruits that form the core of that diet. True enlightenment comes with the Superhero program, based on the principles of macrobiotics and built on a foundation of whole grains, vegetables, and other yummy foods that Alicia describes in detail. Whether your goal is to drop a few pounds, boost your energy and metabolism, or simply save the world, Alicia provides the encouragement, the information, and the tools you n...

The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback! Kris Carr, author of the best-selling Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor, takes on the crazy sexy subject of what and how we eat, drink, and think.Â Â Â Infused with Carr's signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, Crazy Sexy Diet is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts you on the fast track to vibrant health, happiness and a great ass! Along with help from her posse of experts, she lays out the fundamentals of her Crazy Sexy Diet: an anti-inflammatory, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies. Plus, she shares the steps of her own twenty-one-day cleanse, and simple but delectable sample recipes. Carr empowers readers to move from a state of constant bodily damage control to one of renewal and repair, making this a must-have for anyone who seeks to be a confident and sexy wellness warrior.Â Including contributions by:Â Dean Ornish, M.D. â€“ author and founder and president of the Preventive Medicine Research InstituteNeal Barnard, M.D.Â â€“ author, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), author of Food for LifeKathy FrestonÂ â€“Â author of Quantum Wellness and health advocateAlejandro Junger, M.D.Â â€“ author of Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself, and director of integrative medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, NYCRory FreedmanÂ â€“ coauthor of Skinny Bitch Â and health advocateMark Hyman, M.D. â€“ author of The UltraMind Solution and pioneer in functional medicineEmily DeschanelÂ â€“ star of the Fox series Bones and health advocateSharon GannonÂ â€“ author of Yoga and Vegetarianism, and cofounder of Jivamukti YogaWayne PacelleÂ â€“ president & CEO, The Humane Society of the United StatesStacy MalkanÂ â€“ author and cofounder of the Campaign for Safe CosmeticsDr. ...

On the heels of Kris Carrâ€™s best-selling cancer survival guidebooks and her acclaimedÂ TLC documentary comes her new journey into a realm vital to anyoneâ€™s health. Infused with her signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, Crazy Sexy Diet is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts you on the fast track to vibrant health, happiness and a great ass! Along with help from her posse of experts, Carr lays out the fundamentals of her Crazy Sexy Diet: a low-glycemic, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies. Plus, she shares the steps of her own twenty-one-day cleanse, and simple but delectable sample recipes. Â In ten chapters with titles such as, â€œpHabulous,â€ â€œCoffee, Cupcakes and Cocktails,â€ â€œMake Juice Not War,â€ and â€œGod-Pod Glow,â€ Carr empowers readers to move from a state of constant bodily damage control to one of renewal and repair. In addition to debunking common diet myths and sharing vital tips on detoxifying our bodies and psychesâ€”advice that draws both on her personal experience as a cancer survivor and that of expertsâ€”she provides helpful hints on natural personal care, how to stretch a dollar, navigate the grocery store, eating well on the run, and working through the inevitable pangs and cravings for your old not-so-healthy life. Â Crazy Sexy Diet is a must for anyone who seeks to be a confident and sexy wellness warrior. Â Including contributions by: Â Dean Ornish, M.D. â€“ author and founder and president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute Neal Barnard, M.D.Â â€“ author, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), author of Food for Life Kathy FrestonÂ â€“Â author of Quantum Wellness and health advocateAlejandro Junger, M.D.Â â€“ author of Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself...